Wednesday, 9 November, 2022 , 18:10 AFP — Cities in western Iran went on strike Wednesday in solidarity with mourners marking 40 days since security forces killed dozens in a crackdown on protests in the country's strife-torn southeast, rights groups said.

Wednesday, 9 November, 2022 , 14:20 AFP — Cities in western Iran went on strike Wednesday in solidarity with mourners marking 40 days since security forces killed dozens in a crackdown on protests in the country's strife-torn southeast, rights groups said.

Wednesday, 9 November, 2022 , 11:26 AFP — Cities in western Iran went on strike Wednesday in solidarity with mourners marking 40 days since security forces killed dozens in a crackdown on protests in the country's strife-torn southeast, a rights group said.

Wednesday, 9 November, 2022 , 09:33 AFP — Cities in western Iran went on strike Wednesday in solidarity with mourners marking 40 days since security forces killed dozens in a crackdown on protests in the country's strife-torn southeast, a rights group said.

Wednesday, 9 November, 2022 , 02:48 AFP — A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.

Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 , 18:20 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said another meeting on Sweden's NATO membership bid would be held later this month after hosting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Ankara on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 , 18:16 AFP — Sweden's parliament said Tuesday it would vote next week on a constitutional amendment that would make it possible to beef up anti-terror laws, a key demand from Turkey to approve Stockholm's NATO membership bid.

Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 , 17:28 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said another meeting would be held later this month after hosting Tuesday Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who was hoping to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 , 14:31 AFP — UN rights experts on Tuesday called on Turkey to release a doctors' union leader held on "terrorism" charges after calling for a probe into alleged army use of chemical weapons against outlawed Kurdish militants.

Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 , 11:32 AFP — Iran has charged two women journalists with propaganda against the state, the judiciary said Tuesday, as it presses a crackdown on protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.